Circle Entertainment posted two concrete pieces of news on its Twitter account today. One concerns a title we haven’t heard before, while the other is about a release in one particular region.
Toy Defense is now confirmed to be coming to 3DS. It’s already done, and it’ll be launching soon. This is likely the tower defense game that hit mobile platforms several months ago.
Circle Entertainment also confirmed today that The Legend of Dark Witch 2 is approved in Europe, and should be available next month. It’s accompanied by several 3DS themes.
Also Toy Defense 3DS version, porting by Haruka production. Which already finished and we plan to release it very soon:)
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) January 19, 2016
EU version has been approved by lotcheck, we can expect it releasing on Feb! And Today we released a few themes! https://t.co/VCOkLL3WC4
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) January 19, 2016
Lastly, we also have a small tease Circle Entertainment. The publisher mentioned is will release a “Japanese adventure story game”, which is already approved by Nintendo in North America.
A new Japanese adventure story game has been approved lotcheck by NOA, hope to see NOE approve it soon.:p
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) January 19, 2016
Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1 is finally hitting the eShop on Thursday. View some footage from the Wii U download below.
Another set of amiibo are due out towards the end of this week. Nintendo will release Lucas in addition to the latest Animal Crossing figures and cards. In the image above, you can see in-store stock estimates for the different amiibo.
For the most part you shouldn’t have too much trouble locating the different amiibo. Online is also an option, and they’ve been pretty well-stocked at places like Amazon thus far!
Update (1/19): Bumped to the top. This is now at a bigger discount – $16 instead of $7.
Original (1/16): Prima’s guide for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD can now be pre-ordered on Amazon. You can reserve the collector’s edition here
, and standard version here.
If you pre-order the first one, you can save $7.
Our Canadian friends can pre-order here.
If you’re in the UK, visit this link.
There don’t appear to be any savings, however.
Here’s a look at the standard guide’s cover by the way:
Temple of Yog will be receiving a healthy number of updates. Along with additional Epochs featuring new content, CHUDCHUD Industries has already wrapped up a patch that will bring the game up to version 1.1.
What’s included in the update, you ask? More quests, a new enemy type, improved AI, and other fixes/additions are planned. Version 1.1 has already been submitted for Nintendo’s approval, and should be out during the middle of February.
Head past the break for a full rundown of the upcoming update.
Aperion Cyberstorm is going to support a whole bunch of controllers. The Wii Balance Board might be the only exception, which I don’t believe players will be displeased about!
Speaking with Nintendo Life, developer aPriori Digital went over the different control options included in Aperion Cyberstorm. One of these is simply using the Wii Remote for “something like a golf grip.”
Here’s the full explanation from aPriori:
Regarding controllers, we’ve tried to support every official option as far as possible — sorry, no balance board…
As we said last year, the game will support a Wii Remote without an attached Nunchuk. We figured there are a lot lying around or cheap to buy, so getting five players together should be simpler than other options. When we got down to it, we realised the logistics of mapping a twin stick shooter to that device.
In 2009, Nintendo as well as 49 other game companies filed a lawsuit against flashcart importers. The case has been appealed several times since then. Nintendo shared another update about the situation today, and it’s certainly good news.
Nintendo said in an announcement that the Supreme Court denied further appeals on the case on January 12. That means the import and sale of flashcarts in Japan will remain illegal. On top of that, the defendants will need to pay nearly 9.6 million yen (roughly $815,000 / €748,000) in damages.
Thanks to a leak from V Jump, we found out yesterday that Bandai Namco is developing Dragon Ball: Project Fusion for 3DS. Anime News Network reports that the title “will have unlimited possibilities”. A line in the magazine also states: “The emergency plan starts now. You will create your own Fusion Warrior!”
A manga adaptation based on Dragon Ball: Project Fusion is debuting in Shueisha’s Saiky? Jump magazine this year. Fans can also participate in a contest where they send in character designs that combine two Dragon Ball characters as if they had performed fusion. The winner will appear in the game.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD appears to be in this week’s Famitsu once again. While last week’s article was only a recap of the game as a whole, the latest issue touches on some new features. Leaks stemming from Famitsu talk about amiibo functionality.
Using the Wolf Link amiibo at a certain place will allow you to play “Thorough Battle: Trial of the Beast” (perhaps this is the Twilight Cave we heard about last week). If you clear this while owning the “Giant Wallet”, you’ll earn the “Bottomless Wallet”. This lets you hold up to 9,999 Rupees, compared to Giant Wallet’s maximum of 1,000. The leak also mentions something about how Link’s health inside normal dungeons can be recovered by the amount of hearts you preserved in the exclusive dungeon (which I assume is this one).
We’ve seen the final boxart image for Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 before, but it was an off-screen shot (and not on the 3DS box). Amazon Japan has now posted a proper look at the packaging. Take a look at it above.
